Analysts Set Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) Target Price at $246.11

Welltower Inc. (NYSE:WELL) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fourteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $246.1111.

WELL has been the topic of several research reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Welltower from $249.00 to $271.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. Citigroup upped their target price on Welltower from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Mizuho increased their price target on Welltower from $239.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. Wall Street Zen raised Welltower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Finally, Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $260.00 price objective on shares of Welltower in a research report on Thursday, July 30th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Welltower by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 8,345,022 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,649,844,000 after buying an additional 57,938 shares in the last quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Welltower by 184.9% during the fourth quarter. Easterly Investment Partners LLC now owns 92,403 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $17,151,000 after acquiring an additional 59,967 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Welltower by 331.4% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,122,894 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $222,007,000 after purchasing an additional 862,586 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Welltower by 9.9% during the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 2,014,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $398,227,000 after purchasing an additional 181,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd boosted its stake in Welltower by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Dai ichi Life Insurance Company Ltd now owns 43,932 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,686,000 after purchasing an additional 9,217 shares in the last quarter. 94.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Welltower Stock Performance

Welltower stock opened at $241.81 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $174.28 billion, a PE ratio of 110.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $234.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $217.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 3.16 and a quick ratio of 3.16. Welltower has a 12 month low of $163.75 and a 12 month high of $255.20.

Welltower (NYSE:WELL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, July 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). Welltower had a return on equity of 3.56% and a net margin of 12.15%.The business had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.40 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.28 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 39.1% on a year-over-year basis. Welltower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.360-6.440 EPS. Research analysts expect that Welltower will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Welltower Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 12th were given a dividend of $0.85 per share. This is an increase from Welltower’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.74. This represents a $3.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 12th. Welltower’s payout ratio is currently 155.96%.

Welltower Company Profile

Welltower Inc (NYSE: WELL) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that acquires and manages real estate serving the health care industry. The company specializes in healthcare infrastructure, owning and operating a diversified portfolio of senior housing, post-acute and long-term care communities, and outpatient medical properties. Welltower’s assets are designed to support the delivery of health care services through a combination of leased properties, joint ventures, and other capital arrangements with health care operators and providers.

The company’s property types include assisted living, memory care, independent living and skilled nursing facilities, as well as medical office buildings and other outpatient-care real estate such as ambulatory surgery centers and specialty clinics.